The five Irish EPP Group (Fine Gael) MEPs have welcomed today’s announcement of an EU embargo on Russian oil imports, but have said it was “overdue” and stressed that more action is needed. In early April, MEPs Seán Kelly, Frances Fitzgerald, Deirdre Clune, Maria Walsh and Colm Markey jointly called for the EU to fully […]

Speaking from the European Parliament today (Friday), MEP for Ireland South, Sean Kelly, has declared that Russian energy giant Gazprom halting gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, despite the fulfilment of all obligations under the contract, “shows that the Kremlin is an unreliable and dangerous trading partner.” “Putin is directly responsible for the callous murder […]

“The bloody battle for Donbas is underway, but the barbaric and inhumane war crimes carried out on innocent civilians on order from Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has already changed Europe forever. We need to hit Russia with the strongest possible sanctions and I urge all Member States to agree a complete embargo on the import […]

MEP for Ireland South, Seán Kelly, has written to Minister Simon Harris and the European Commission to explore options for Northern Ireland to be granted full access to the Erasmus+ program.

“Education has long been recognised one of the most fundamental human rights, however the reality is that far too many young people across the world are still being denied access to an education today,” Seán Kelly, MEP for Ireland South, stated in the European Parliament yesterday (Tuesday). “Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year, […]